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162 words match “PARR”

PION n.
s of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America.
POLL n.
A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
POLLY n.
A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.
POPINJAY n. 2 definitions
A parrot. The pye and popyngay speak they know not what. Tyndale.
PROBE n.
r the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc. Parr. Probe, or Probe-pointed, scissors (Surg.), scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end. Wiseman.
PROCIDENCE; PROCIDENTIA n.
A falling down; a prolapsus. [R.] Parr.
PROGNOSTIC n.
A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. Parr.
PSITTA-CO-FULVINE n.
A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots.
PSITTACEOUS; PSITTACID a.
Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- n.
PSITTACI n.
The order of birds which comprises the parrots.
PUFFIN n.
the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot.
PURROCK n.
See Puddock, and Parrock.
PYGMY; PYGMEAN a.
Nettapus, native of Africa, India, and Australia. -- Pygmy owl (Zoöl.), the gnome. Pygmy parrot (Zoöl.), any one of several species of very small green parrots (Nasiternæ), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. Pygmy chimpanzee, a species of anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus) resembl…
QUAIL n.
igeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. -- Quail hawk (Zoöl.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Novæ-Hollandiæ). -- Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. -- Quail snipe (Zoöl.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. -- Sea quail (Zoöl.), the turnstone. [Loc…
REED n.
found in wet places. -- Reed babbler. See Reedbird. -- Reed bunting (Zoöl.) A European sparrow (Emberiza schoeniclus) which frequents marshy places; -- called also reed sparrow, ring bunting. (b) Reedling. -- Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass (Phalaris arundinacea). -- Reed grass. (Bot.) (a) The common re…
RICEBIRD n.
The Java sparrow.
RING n.
r Micrometer. -- Saturn's rings. See Saturn. -- Ring ousel. (Zoöl.) See Ousel. -- Ring parrot (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially Palæornis torquatus, common in India, and P. Alexandri of Java. -- Ring plover. (Zoöl.) (a) The ringed dotterel. (b)…
RIPOST n.
In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.
ROCK n. 2 definitions
k moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear. -- Rock oil. See Petroleum. -- Rock parrakeet (Zoöl.), a small Australian parrakeet (Euphema petrophila), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep b…
ROSELLA n.
A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow.
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